Today's first reading describes the animal products that the Hebrews are allowed to eat -- clean foods -- and those that are forbidden -- unclean foods.
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The second selection provides a description of some of the ways that humans can be clean or unclean, which is generally related to human blood. A person who is deemed unclean is imagined to undergo certain rituals to become clean again. A fuller description of these issues, and the related rituals, goes on for several chapters.
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Reading the Bible in Its Entirety
If you are planning to read the Bible in its entirety, you should read Leviticus 7-11 today.
